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The Women's Finance Exchange: Sustainable and Inclusive: How Are Financial Institutions Closing Gender Gaps in Green Finance Read more about The Women's Finance Exchange: Sustainable and Inclusive: How Are Financial Institutions Closing Gender Gaps in Green Finance
Subregional Conference on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: Reflections and Way Forward for ADB Read more about Subregional Conference on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in South Asia: Reflections and Way Forward for ADB
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Case Studies on Circular Economy Biz Model: Mechanisms, Opportunities and Challenges (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 02) Read more about Case Studies on Circular Economy Biz Model: Mechanisms, Opportunities and Challenges (ADB CE Webinar Series, Session 02) Despite the current circular economy global movement, the amount of waste generated globally is still on the rise, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic when online shopping and take-out food services have been increasing. We must reduce waste and, simultaneously, recycle/recover resources from “waste.” This requires transformation along the entire value chain of production and consumption from product design and distribution to end of use and life.
Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Disaster Risk Management Read more about Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Disaster Risk Management Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) invited project officers, consultants, and practitioners to attend the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Lecture and Clinic on 15 September and 21 September.
Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia Read more about Transitioning from a linear to circular economy in post pandemic Southeast Asia